Fruit chewing, commonly from roof rats. Opossums and tree squirrels cause very
similar damage. Birds, coyotes, and certain other vertebrates also chew
fruit.
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Girdled bark and soil burrowing from ground squirrels.
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Terminals
clipped by mule deer.
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Sprinkler
damage, commonly from coyotes, gophers, and ground squirrels.
Dogs, rabbits, and sometimes other vertebrates, also
gnaw irrigation systems.
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Bark gnawed by rabbits. Voles cause similar damage, but
vole gnawing occurs no higher than about 2 inches above ground.
Squirrels can chew virtually anywhere on trunks and limbs,
while pocket gopher girdling is usually hidden below ground. |
